Bombax ceiba: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Bombax ceiba means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Bombax ceiba (seeds) (in Sanskrit: Śālmalī) is used in a recipe for manipulating the colour of fruits (on the tree) [varṇa-pravartana], according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Trees watered and smeared at roots with the mixture of the bark of Bombax ceiba [e.g., Śālmalī-tvac], Curcuma longa, Indigofera tinctoria, Emblica officinalis, Terminalia bellirica and Terminalia chebula, Saussurea lappa, and liquor bear fruits having the shades of a parrot”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Bombax ceiba L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Bombax ceiba Burm.f., Bombax malabaricum DC., Gossampinus malabarica (DC.) Merr., Gossampinus malabarica Merr., Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl., Salmalia malabarica Schott. & Endl.) (Gossampinus Schott & Endl., a variant of gossympinus, a Latin name used by Plinius for the cotton tree, Gossypium arboreum L., see Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794–1865) and Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus Endlicher, Meletemata botanica. 35. Wien 1832.) (Salmalia Schott & Endl., from salmali, a Sanskrit name for Salmalia malabarica..
References regarding Bombax ceiba L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Hortus Malabaricus
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· FBI (1874)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1928)
· Taxon (1961)
· Taxon (1979)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+313): Shalmali, Dhutti, Sanmali, Elava, Kempuburaga, Mul ilavam, Mullilavu, Mu mian, Mocha, Buraga, Purani, Shallaki, Erana, Kongu, Simul, Phunchawng, Kempu-booraga, Semal, Chimal, Dumboil.
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Search found 16 books and stories containing Bombax ceiba; (plurals include: Bombax ceibas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Exploring the therapeutic potential of bombax ceiba < [2023: Volume 12, December special issue 22]
Proximate and mineral compositions of Bangladeshi Bombax ceiba. < [2016: Volume 5, July issue 7]
Antimicrobial activity of flower extracts of bombax ceiba on coli forms < [2015: Volume 4, March issue 3]
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics
Study on Binding Effect of Extracted Mucilage from Bombax ceiba Plant Flower... < [Vol. 14 No. 03 (2020)]
Study of mocharasa basti in grahani vyadhi and IBD action. < [Volume 3, issue 5: September - October 2016]
Formulation and evaluation of herbal ointment with haridra, manjistha, mocharasa. < [Volume 4, issue 1: January - February 2017]
Analysis of Rakthasthambhaka Dravya in Asrigdhara on Uterine Bleeding < [Volume 9, Suppl 1: July-Aug 2022]
Veterinary use of plants among tribales of orissa < [Volume 17 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 1998]
Plants of ramayana < [Volume 7 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 1987]
Some endangered medicinal plants of nepal < [Volume 9 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1990]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Sandhaniya mahakashaya: an overview on pharmacological study < [2023, Issue 08. August]
Role of pushyanuga churna in rakta pradara < [2017, Issue XII, december,]
Efficacy of some indigenous herbs on yuvanapidika w.s.r. to acne vulgaris: a review < [2021, Issue 4, April]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Therapeutic potential of Sandhaniya Maha Kashaya < [Vol. 9 No. 12 (2024)]
A Case Study in Asrigdara with Shodhana and Shamana Chikitsa < [Vol. 8 No. 7 (2023)]
Preparation of Panchashara Rasa - A Herbo-Mineral Formulation < [Vol. 6 No. 5 (2021)]